I have only been a poster for a few days but I have been a daily visitor to Daily Kos for 2 years now I think. I know this blog is largely pro-Dean and very anti-Kerry who happens to be my candidate. With all the bitterness and disagreements that seem to be flying around here over candidates lately, I feel it is time that we pause and reflect on what unites us, what makes us Democrats, liberals, and progressive. I support John Kerry whom most of you loathe but let me say this: I support a woman's right to choose, I support health care for all, I support public schools, I am an enviromentalist, I support raising the minimum wage, civil rights for ALL, and the right to organize and collectivly bargain. So yes we disagree on personalities but it is the issues that unite all of us. That and the fact that we are facing four more years of the most corrupt, power hungry, conservative administration this nation has ever seen. So lets not make Rove smile lets have constructive debate about candidates and unite behind OUR issues!